ASSUMPTION

n. A?s-su’mp’shu%n. Gr., rpérAnyes, mpoodopd. Lat., a umptio (from a umere, to take to one’s self). Fr., a omption, Ger., Aufnahme, Annahme. It.,a unzione. Sp., asunciôn. A taking up, an appropriation (as of oxygen or nutrient material by the blood). [J, ee